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Kingsland boys break streak with win vs. Houston

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Mon, 12/31/2018 - 9:21am

The Kingsland boys dropped their third game in a row, 65-44 to the Trojans on Tuesday, Dec. 18. The offense got going in a big way at home Friday against Houston, with the Knights pulling out a 72-64 win against the Hurricanes.

The Knights are 3-4 overall, 3-2 in the Southeast Conference.

Close for a half at R-P

Knights can’t hold lead vs. preseason favorite Lions

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 12/27/2018 - 10:56am

The Kingsland boys’ basketball team played a solid game against preseason Southeast Conference favorite Spring Grove on Monday, Dec 17, in Spring Valley, dropping a tight game against the Lions 62-59.

The Knights are 2-3 overall (2-2 in the Southeast Conference).

Potential tying shot hits rim twice

Kingsland girls have big game vs. Rushford-Peterson

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 12/27/2018 - 10:51am

The Kingsland girls’ basketball team did its best work of the early season on the offensive end of the floor in coming up with a 64-42 win at home over Rushford-Peterson on Tuesday, Dec. 18.

The Buchholtz sisters combined for 44 of the team’s 64 points in the win. The Knights have won two in a row and now sit at 3-2 (1-2 Southeast Conference).

High score for season

Boys show improvement in two road games

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Tue, 12/18/2018 - 3:51pm

The Kingsland basketball team is looking to make steady improvements with a lot of new faces on the floor. They saw some of those improvements as they split two road games last week.

The Knights rode a red-hot first-half and then held on to beat Lanesboro 66-57. The fourth quarter would be the Knights’ undoing in the Iowa-Minnesota border battle, falling on Saturday night in Decorah 62-49 against Crestwood. The Knights are 2-2 on the season (2-1 SEC).

Fast start vs. Lanesboro

Girls split in two basketball games on road

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Tue, 12/18/2018 - 3:45pm

The Kingsland girls’ basketball team split a pair of games on the road last week, starting with a Southeast Conference (SEC) loss at Houston.

The Knights got plenty of shots but couldn’t get enough to drop through the hoop in a 60-48 loss on Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Houston. It was off to Decorah to take part in the Iowa-Minnesota Border Battle on Saturday. The Knights clamped down defensively and won a low-scoring game over Decorah-North Winneshiek 40-36. Kingsland is 2-2 on the year (1-2 SEC).

Frustrated at Houston

Randolph pulls away at end to down Kingsland boys

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 12/13/2018 - 2:26pm

The Kingsland boys’ basketball team had just one game last week, a tough Southeast Conference road test at Randolph. The veteran Rockets flexed some scoring muscle late in the second half, breaking open a close game and beating Kingsland 78-62.

The Knights are 1-1 overall (1-1 SEC) as they look at four games over the course of the next seven days.

Head football coach likely returning in 2019

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 12/13/2018 - 2:19pm

Kingsland will likely be keeping head football coach Brent Stinson in 2019.

Kingsland girls split to open new season in new conference

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 12/06/2018 - 3:34pm

The Kingsland girls’ basketball team split its first two games of the season last week, both on the Knights’ home floor.

They lost the opener against state-ranked Grand Meadow on Tuesday, Nov. 27, by a score of 46-36. The Knights’ offense got going in a 58-47 win against Mabel-Canton on Friday, Nov. 30, the girls’ first-ever Southeast Conference win. The Knights are 1-1 overall (1-1 SEC).

Lost to GM

Knights open boys’ season with first-ever SEC win

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 12/06/2018 - 3:28pm

The Kingsland Knights kicked off action in a brand-new conference with a road win at Lyle/Pacelli on Thursday, Nov. 29, by a score of 66-60.

It’s the first Southeast Conference (SEC) win for the Knights, who come in with just one returning starter from last season. Kingsland is 1-0 overall.

Kingsland girls start season this week against tough competition

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Tue, 11/27/2018 - 9:12am

The Kingsland girls’ basketball season gets underway with a tough schedule this week. New Knights’ coach Steve Hauser, who is looking to build on a 14-win season in 2017-18, is relying on four seniors to lead the team.

He said preseason preparations have gone smoothly ahead of Tuesday night’s anticipated opener against a tough Grand Meadow squad. The game was played after this edition went to press.

“Things are developing really well so far,” he said.